Fruits of Passion

1981 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama

17
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 2144 2.1K

eroticism prostitution erotic movie

Plot summary

A girl named O loves a rich, and much older man. She is subjected to a variety of humiliating experiences to prove her unconditional obedience to him in a Chinese brothel. A poor boy sees her and falls in love with her. To get the money needed to sleep with her, he takes part in rebellious acts.

Director

Shûji Terayama Photo
Shûji Terayama

Top cast

Klaus Kinski Photo
Klaus Kinski as Sir Stephen
Chigusa Takayama Photo
Chigusa Takayama as Shadow man
Isabelle Illiers Photo
Isabelle Illiers as O
Sayoko Yamaguchi Photo
Sayoko Yamaguchi as Sakuya
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729.4 MB
1280*740
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   cn  
25 fps
1 hr 19 min
Seeds 2
1.32 GB
1856*1074
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   cn  
25 fps
1 hr 19 min
Seeds 14

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by avak

A beautifully photographed, sad story in exotic environment

First I need to say that this film is not a porn movie nor it is trash. If you expect an erotic film, you will be disappointed, although there are some sexual scenes. The text of the DVD sleeve (I own the Anchor Bay version) awakens wrong expectations for this movie and contains false information about the story. Instead, I found its photography a very beautiful artwork. It is made with a high sense for colors, great images, perfectionism in detail and a beauty in its pictures that is found rarely in newer movies in the western world. Maybe this is one reason why it may bore some people with a more speedy expectation for films then it is shown in this slowly developing story. The exotic environment of the story is a brothel in Hongkong, 1920, where "O", a French girl, surrenders totally to Mr. Steven (Klaus Kinski), desperately hoping to reach his heart.If this was an American movie, it would have surely a happy end - but it is an eastern and sad story of an unfulfilled love. I find it worth to watch it more than once to enjoy its artwork and to understand its deep symbolism. It is not an easy film, especially for those used to watch Hollywood-productions only. Be prepared to watch it consciously and with full attention, otherwise you might not like it. I highly recommend it for people with a sense for somehow old-fashioned esthetics, art, eastern culture, beautiful images, and, of course, it is a must-see for all the fans of the greatest German actor, Klaus Kinski.
Reviewed by ts_nowhere 3 / 10

Full of exaggerated symbolism and unintended humor

I really like Kinski he is a great actor. I've seen this movie because I've heard that there are autobiographic aspects in this movie.The film is full of symbols like a piano sinking in a river or strange shadow-pictures at the walls. Then the narrator always says abstract sentences like: "A kid sells fortune, but her box is empty now." This is really disturbing and wasn't really necessary, because everyone understands what this movie is all about. The movie shows how Kinski's character treated woman, and how he kept them under control. If there are really some aspects of Kinski's life in this story - then he really was an swine. So there is no need to watch this movie, unless if you want to see Kinski naked or if you like sick trash movies to laugh about.
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